Ultimate Beer Butt Chicken Beer Can Recipe

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Ultimate Beer Butt Chicken Beer Can
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
1679
Calories
Total time
21
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Rinse chicken well inside an out.
  2. Pat bird completely dry with paper towels.
  3. To make the rub: mix 4 tbsp paprika, 2 tsp salt, 2 tbsp black pepper, 2 tsp cayenne pepper, and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a small bowl and set it aside.
  4. To make glaze: mix together 1/4 cup brown sugar, 4 tbsp ketchup, 3 tsp frank's red hot sauce, 4 tbsp white vinegar, 4 tbsp beer (save remainder in can and set it aside), and 2 tbsp of the spice rub you just made in a separate bowl; set aside.
  5. Pour beer can out (or drink it down) until it is just a bit over half way full and then add crushed bay leaves and 1 tsp of rub to the half full can.
  6. Loosen the skin on the breasts, legs and thighs of your chicken.
  7. Massage the rub into the meat under the skin and then all over the outside of the bird's skin as well as inside the cavity.
  8. Place beer can in the butt of the bird making the bird stand upright.
  9. Preheat grill with all burners on high until grill is heated and ready to cook.
  10. You must cook indirectly; so if you have 2 burners on your grill, turn one off (for 3 burners turn 1 off, for 4 burners turn 2 off, etc.).
  11. Place the standing bird on the cooler or off burner side of the grill with the breasts facing the hot or on side of it (you grill should remain at about 375 degrees during the entire cooking process).
  12. Close lid and cook for 30 minutes, then rotate bird so that the opposite side (the back) is not facing the heated side of the grill and then continue cooking with the lid closed for 30 more minutes.
  13. Rotate bird back to original position with breasts facing the heat and glaze the entire bird thoroughly with the pre-made glaze; continue cooking 30 more minutes until cooked, brown and slightly crisped.
  14. Transfer chicken carefully off of beer can and onto cutting board.
  15. Let rest 5-10 minutes and then carve and enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1679.26 Kcal (7031 kJ)
Calories from fat 206.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.99g 35%
Cholesterol 102.37mg 34%
Sodium 1355.2mg 56%
Potassium 479.85mg 10%
Total Carbs 131.37g 44%
Sugars 28.18g 113%
Dietary Fiber 4.27g 17%
Protein 37.7g 75%
Vitamin C 7.9mg 13%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 5%
Iron 3.6mg 20%
Calcium 81mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 30.81 Kcal (129 kJ)
Calories from fat 3.8 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.42g 35%
Cholesterol 1.88mg 34%
Sodium 24.87mg 56%
Potassium 8.8mg 10%
Total Carbs 2.41g 44%
Sugars 0.52g 113%
Dietary Fiber 0.08g 17%
Protein 0.69g 75%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 13%
Iron 0.1mg 20%
Calcium 1.5mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 34.7
    Points
  • 23
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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